The Queen of Pop has played an intimate gig in Melbourne unlike any other. Madonna has taken a break from her Rebel Heart Tour schedule and treated some lucky Australian fans to a gig unlike any other she’s performed throughout her four decade-long career. The Queen of Pop took to the stage at The Forum…

CULTURE > MUSIC Instagram / jonathonh Madonna has performed in Australia for the first time in 23 years with a one-off comedy and music show called Tears Of A Clown. Australian fans of Madonna have had a while to wait for the singer to return to Oz, and she kept them waiting even longer after…

Madonna has surprised fans by taking to the stage in Australia dressed as a clown. The singer is currently down under for the final leg of her globe-trotting ‘Rebel Heart Tour’, which usually plays in large-capacity arena venues. At the last minute, she added a bonus show in a more intimate space, Melbourne’s Forum Theatre,…

Madonna surprised everyone by singing nothing but gems, songs that haven’t been performed in a long time or had never been performed live before. A true treat for fans. 1. Send In The Clowns (Judy Collins cover) 2. Drowned World/Substitute For Love 3. X-Static Process 4. Between The Bars (Elliot Smith cover) 5. Nobody’s Perfect…

Fans wait outside The Forum theatre in Melbourne for tonight’s Madonna invite-only performance. Picture: Andrew Henshaw Ian HorswillNews Corp Australia Network AS the rain pelts down on Madonna’s most diehard fans, who have waited 23 years for her to visit, her manager came out and gave them a message. Guy Oseary told the soaking fans,…

Madonna performs on stage during her ‘Rebel Heart’ Tour at Vector Arena on March 5, 2016 in Auckland. Photo: Cam McLaren/Getty As 1500 of Madonna’s most ardent fans prepare for her exclusive show at Melbourne’s Forum Theatre tonight, many of whom have camped out overnight and throughout the rainy afternoon, speculation continues as to exactly what…

She’s here: Madonna inside the Forum last night rehearsing her Tears of a Clown show for fans. MADONNA pulled a near all-nighter in Melbourne last night. The Queen of Pop arrived at the Forum at 9.45pm last night to continue rehearsals for her Tears of a Clown fan club show tonight. Starting at around 10pm,…

In this clip from 1984, Countdown host Ian ‘Molly’ Meldrum got the opportunity to chat to a playful and charming Madonna on the verge of stardom. Video has also been added to our ‘Madonna’ (first album) Album Promo page in the Video section.

In the TV show Madonna, played by Jacinta Stapleton, was shocked when Meldrum abruptly ended their first interview in New York — he took a phone call mid-chat to tell him his house in Melbourne was on fire. The fire did happen — and in the same year that first Madonna interview took place, 1984 —…